In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
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No. 07-20-00332-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF A.J., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 119th District Court
Runnels County, Texas
Trial Court No. 974; Honorable Gary Banks, Presiding
December 4, 2020
ORDER RETURNING TRANSFERRED APPEAL
Before QUINN, C.J., and PIRTLE and DOSS, JJ.
Appellant, M.J., appeals from the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights
to her child, A.J. 1 Originally appealed to the Third Court of Appeals, the appeal was later
transferred to this court pursuant to an order of the Texas Supreme Court. See TEX.
GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West 2013) (authorizing the Supreme Court to transfer
appeals from one court of appeals to another as part of its docket equalization efforts);
Misc. Docket Order No. 20-9117 (Tex. Oct. 13, 2020) (directing the Third Court of Appeals
To protect the privacy of the parties involved, we refer to them by their initials. See TEX. FAM.
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CODE ANN. § 109.002(d) (West Supp. 2020). See also TEX. R. APP. P. 9.8(b).
to transfer the first thirty-eight cases filed on or after September 25, 2020, to the Seventh
Court of Appeals). However, the Supreme Court’s transfer order expressly prohibited the
transfer of “appeals in cases involving termination of parental rights.” Misc. Docket Order
No. 20-9117 (Tex. Oct. 13, 2020). Because this appeal was mistakenly transferred, we
direct the clerk of this court to immediately return the appeal to the Third Court of Appeals,
along with the appellate record, all party filings, and all orders of the court.
It is so ordered.
Per Curiam
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